Slater fined, banned from playing second Test
Australian opening batsman Michael Slater was today banned by the ICC match referee Cammie Smith from playing the second Test against India in the Eden Gardens, giving a jolt to the visitors keen to clinch a dream series win in India
09-Mar-2001
Rival teams have strenuous workout at Eden Gardens
With just two days left for the second Test to get underway on Sunday, both the Australian and Indian teams had a strenuous workout at the Eden Gardens to get acclamatised to the conditions in Kolkata
09-Mar-2001
We are working on our weaknesses, says Chauhan
Indian team manager Chetan Chauhan told reporters after the practice
session at the Eden Gardens today that the team had analysed the last game and had planned out certain strategies for the second Test against Australia starting in Kolkata on Sunday
09-Mar-2001
Four changes in Indian team for Kolkata Test
The selectors today made four changes in the Indian squad for the second Test at Kolkata to be played from March 11-15
07-Mar-2001
ICC taking stern view of riots at Eden Gardens, says Dalmiya
The President of the Cricket Association of Bengal Jagmohan Dalmiya has appealed to the cricket loving public in the city to peacefully watch the second Test match between India and Australia to be played at the Eden Gardens from March 11 to 15
07-Mar-2001•Staff Reporter
Pitch committee happy with Eden Gardens pitch
The Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) pitch committee members
Dhiraj Parsanna and Kasturirangan today inspected the track at the Eden Gardens and expressed satisfaction over pitch preparations
07-Mar-2001
Bowling line up for Kolkata Test surgically transformed
India's bowling underwent a surgical transformation after some selectoral tinkering at their meeting in Delhi this evening
07-Mar-2001•Sankhya Krishnan
Unseasonal showers hinder pitch preparation at Eden Gardens
Unseasonal showers have suddenly affected the preparation of the pitch at the Eden Gardens
06-Mar-2001•Staff Reporter
Ganguly should open with Das in Tests: Gaekwad
Former Indian coach Anshuman Gaekwad said on Tuesday that skipper Sourav
Ganguly should open the batting with Shiv Sunder Das and Sadagoppan Ramesh
should be fitted in the middle order for the second Test against Australia in Kolkata from March 11 to
06-Mar-2001
Poor response to ticket sales for Kolkata Test
The abject surrender of the Indian team in the first Test at Mumbai has
suddenly affected the sale of tickets in Kolkata
02-Mar-2001•Staff Reporter
Ganguly may not get the pitch he wants at the Eden Gardens
The late Pankaj Roy had a dream - to lead the Indian team at the Eden Gardens and if possible to a victory
02-Mar-2001•Staff Reporter
Andrew Hudson to call it a day
Andrew Hudson, a month short of his 36th birthday, will arrive at Kingsmead in his "civvies" on Friday night to announce his retirement from the game he distinguished with his benign, elegant presence for 17 years
16-Feb-2001•Patrick Compton
Seating capacity at Eden Gardens to be reduced
The West Bengal Government has asked the Cricket Association of Bengal to
reduce the seating capacity at the Eden Gardens for the forthcoming India-Australia Test match
14-Feb-2001•Staff Reporter
Uttar Pradesh win Vijay Merchant Trophy
Uttar Pradesh won the Vijay Merchant Trophy (under-16) knock out tournament
at the Eden Gardens on Monday
15-Jan-2001•Staff Reporter
Ninth wicket stand gives UP first innings lead
A ninth wicket partnership of 82 runs between Avinash Yadav (60 not
out) and Praveen Gupta (44) helped Uttar Pradesh to gain the first
innings lead on the second day of their four day Vijay Merchant Trophy
(under-16) final against Delhi at the Eden
14-Jan-2001•Staff Reporter
Delhi, UP share honours on opening day
Delhi and Uttar Pradesh shared honours on an eventful day's play on
the opening day of the three day Vijay Merchant Trophy (under- 16)
final at the Eden Gardens on Saturday
13-Jan-2001•Staff Reporter
Uttar Pradesh make final on 206-run first innings lead
Uttar Pradesh will meet Delhi in the Vijay Merchant Trophy (under 16)
Tournament final
11-Jan-2001•Staff Reporter
Uttar Pradesh in a commanding position
Uttar Pradesh were in the driver's seat speeding into the final, in the
three day Vijay Merchant Trophy (under-16) semifinal against Punjab at the
Eden Gardens on Wednesday
10-Jan-2001•Staff Reporter
Bengal take third spot in East Zone
Hosts Bengal secured five points by virtue of their first innings lead
to take the third position in the zone as their Ranji Trophy match
against Bihar ended in a tame draw at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on
Saturday
06-Jan-2001
Bihar face uphill task to save match
Middle order batsman Mahinder Singh Dhoni's sparkling unbeaten 114 went in vain as Bihar faced an uphill task to save the match after being forced to follow on the penultimate day of their Ranji Trophy tie against Bengal at the Eden Gardens here
05-Jan-2001•Staff and agencies